U.S. stocks ended their longest streak of weekly gains in a decade as data on economic growth and manufacturing stoked concern the Federal Reserve may reduce stimulus soon.

Equities rallied on the final session of the week, halting a five-day slide, as better-than-forecast jobs growth spurred speculation the economy may be strong enough to weather a potential reduction in Fed bond purchases.

The S&P 500 slipped less than 0.1 percent to 1,805.09 for the week, halting eight consecutive weeks of gains, the longest stretch since January 2004. The Dow Jones industrial average declined 66.21 points, or 0.4 percent, to 16,020.20.

“The dependency on the Fed is alive and well in the stock market,” Anna Rathbun, director of research for CBIZ Inc.’s retirement plan services unit in Cleveland said in a phone interview. “Investors have been wary of the possibility to Fed tapering, but the employment number has been good enough for investors to finally pay attention to fundamentals.”

Economic reports over the week suggested growth is gaining momentum in the world’s largest economy. The jobless rate fell to a five-year low of 7 percent in November as American employers increased payrolls by 203,000, according to Labor Department figures.

The owners of Boulder’s Sterling University Peaks apartments, who this summer were cited for illegally subdividing 92 bedrooms in the complex, have reached an agreement to settle the case for $410,000, the city announced Thursday.